Bottle-opener.



L. A. KING. BOTTLE OPENER.

AlLIGATIoN FILED SEPT. 29,1904.

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Patented flug. l5, 1905.

Application iilcd September 29, 1909i. Serial No. 226,459.

lic it known that I, Louis A. Kind, a citizen ol the United States, anda resident ot' tialem, in the county ot Essex and tiltate ofli/lassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Openers, ot' which the following is a sl'ieciiication.

This invention relates to improvemel'its in bottle-openers of the kindin which a cardboard cover is used as a stopper ilor milkcans or similarreceptacles; and it consists ol a simple device `for removing saidcardboard cover from the can whenever it is desired to remove thecontents ot the can, as will hereinafter be described, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, where-- Figure l is a section oi' theneel; of a mill:- can, showing the bottle-opener in position forremoving the cardboard stopper. liig. EZ is a top plan view loi? themilk-can and the bottleopener, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thebottle-opener.

@imilar letters relier to similar parts wherever they occur on thedifii'erent parts olf the drawings.

l represents the neck of a glass bottle or milk-can as usual, providedwith a removable cardboard stopper B.

t is the upper annular curved edge of the neck of the milk-can as usual.

rthe opener device consists olI a twisted-wire handle U, preferablyterminating as a looped end D.

ll wish to state that li do not conl'ne myself to this exact form oiconstruction, as the parts i] D may be made ol wire or pressed out ciplate metal, as may be most suitable or convenient.

The forward end oi' the handle terminates as sharp prongs E lil, adaptedto lbe pushed through the cardboard previous to the removal oiI thelatter.

Above the prongs E E are arranged loops lt" l?. extending forward oi.the sharp prongs lil E and serving as a guard vtor preventing the handfrom coming in contact with the sharp points when manipulating thedevice.

lli-lack ol' the loops Yl41 ll*1 are arranged upright restsieagainstwhich may be placed the thumb or linger when the pointed ends l@ arepressed into the cardboard.

liacl of the iinger-rests il* is a curved pertion ll, serving' as alinlcrnm for the handle and supporting it upon the curved edge d oli theneck of the bottle aiiter the points lil have been inserted through thecardboard cover previous to prying out the latter by moving the handlein the direction shown b v arrow in Fig. l.

ln using the device the operator takes hold of the handle and places histhumb or linger against the upright (i and punctures the cardboard ll bythe sharp prongs E and lays the fulcrum portion ll oi the handle on therounded edge c oll the mouth oil the can and pries the cardboard coverout oli the can by bending the handle downward in the direction oi thearrow shown in Fig. l, causing the cover to be readily detached from thecan.

W hat li wish to secure by Letters lzatent and claim isl. di device olthe class described, including a handle terminz'iting in prongs, a guardextended beyond and in parallelism with the said prongs and havingupright rests, and a lulcrum at the rear o said rests adaar ted to bearon the neel; oli a, bottle.

2. A bottle-opener, inclinling a handle having a separated end formingprongs, and a guard extended beyond the same and in parallelism.therewith, upright rests arranged at right angles to the guard, and aiiulcrnnl portion above the prongs intermediate the said rests and thehandle.

ln testimony whereol' l hav i a llixed my signature in iviresence el twowitnesses.

ldlllll A. lilltdi. lWitnesses:

Annan Anemia', @Annan fl. l'lfurrn.

